Overt and relational victimization in Latinos and European Americans: Measurement equivalence across ethnicity, gender, and grade level in early adolescent groups

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 171-197

  Buhs, Eric S ^a   McGinley, Meredith ^b   Toland, Michael D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Exclusion; Invariance; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549091725     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431609350923     Document Type: Article

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